He leads rulers away stripped and makes fools of judges.

他把谋士剥衣掳去，又使审判官变成愚人。

他把谋士剥衣掳去，使审判官变为愚妄。

他把谋士剥衣掳去，使审判官变为愚妄。

祂使谋士赤身被掳，使审判官愚拙不堪。

他把谋士剥衣掳去，并且愚弄审判官。

他把謀士剝衣擄去，又使審判官變成愚人。

他把謀士剝衣擄去，使審判官變為愚妄。

他把謀士剝衣擄去，使審判官變為愚妄。

祂使謀士赤身被擄，使審判官愚拙不堪。

他把謀士剝衣擄去，並且愚弄審判官。

他把謀士擄去，衣服都給剝奪了；他使審判官變成了狂妄人。

褫謀夫、攜之去、使士師為愚、

使謀臣被虜、士師為狂。

使謀士陷於差謬、或作使謀臣被擄使士師顛狂、

He removes the wisdom of rulers and leads them away. He makes judges look foolish.

He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools.

He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment; wise judges become fools.

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad.

He makes advisers walk barefoot And makes fools of judges.

He leads counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges.

He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad.

He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.

He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.

Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”

When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Now David had been told,“ Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed,“ Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”

When a land falls into the hands of the wicked, he blindfolds its judges. If it is not he, then who is it?

with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,

Absalom and all the men of Israel said,“ The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had determined to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

Where are your wise men now? Let them show you and make known what the Lord Almighty has planned against Egypt.The officials of Zoan have become fools, the leaders of Memphis are deceived; the cornerstones of her peoples have led Egypt astray.The Lord has poured into them a spirit of dizziness; they make Egypt stagger in all that she does, as a drunkard staggers around in his vomit.

For it is written:“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?